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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



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Ornamental Gourds. 



ORNAMENTAI. GOURDS. 



Rapid-growing, interesting annual climbers, with 

 ornamental foliage and singular shaped fruit ; 15 

 to 20 feet (See cut.) per pkt. 



2612 Dipper, or Calabash 5 



2614 Hercules' Club. Club-shaped ; 4 feet 

 long 5 



2613 Egg=shaped. Fruit white like an egg 5 



2616 Orange=shaped {ATock Orange) 5 



2611 Bottle=shaped 5 



2622 Turk's Turban. Red striped 5 



2617 Pear=shaped. Striped; very showy.. 5 



2615 Luff a {JJish Hag, Sponge or Bonnet 5 

 Goiiril) 5 



2618 Serpent. Striped like a serpent ; 5 feet 

 in length 5 



2621 Sugar Trough 5 



2630 Mixed Varieties. Per oz., 25 cts.. 5 



2629 Imported Collection of 12 varieties 50 



HELrlAKTHUS (See Sunflower, page 101). 

 HEEICHRVSIIM (Straw Flower). 



2720 Monstrosum Fl. PI. One 



of the best of " Everlasting 

 Flowers." Exceedingly effec- 

 tive double flowers, making a 

 fine display in beds or borders ; 

 they succeed "in any rich garden 

 soil; hardy annuals; 2 feet. 



Mixed 5 



2719 Imported Collection. lOva- 

 rieties 



HEI.IOPSIS. 



(Oiaiige .Sunflower.) 



2731 Pitcherianus. A desirable 

 hardy herbaceous plant, grow- 

 ing from 2 to 3 feet high, be- 

 ginning to flower early in the 

 season, and continuing the en- 

 tire summer. The flowers are 

 of a beautiful deep golden-yel- 

 low color, about 2 inches in 

 diameter, of very thiclc texture, 

 and very graceful for cutting. . 



PE>NrbElTUM RufPtLIANUN 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



The Ornamental Grasses serve the 

 double purpose of rendering tlie mixed, 

 flower-bed or border attractive during the 

 summer and for the use of tlie spikes or 

 panicles in a dried state in winter bou- 

 quets. 



For large beds or groups on lawns noth- 

 ing gives a finer efi'eot, and they are now 

 largely used in prominent positions in 

 nniny of the finest public parks, etc. The 

 fiiUovs^ing are the most popular varieties : 



PER PKT. 



2641 Briza Maxima (Quakirig 

 Grasi). In great -demand for 



grass bouquets 5 



2642 IJromiis Biizaeformis. A 



graceful variety, with drooping 

 panicles; perennial 5 



2644 Coix LacliryniEC (Job's 

 Tears). Broad, corn-like leaves 

 and hard, shining, pearly seeds; 

 annual. Per oz., 15 cts 5 



264(! Eriantluis Kaveiinse. Per- 

 ennial ; exquisite plumes re- 

 sembling the Pampas. Fine for 



,, lawns; flowers first season if 



Helichrysom. . c 



sown early o 



Eiilalia Zebrina. Light green, barred witli creamy white. 



Variegation runs ac?-o,s.s the foliage; perennial 10 



Eiilalia Variegata. Long, narrow, green leaves, striped with 



white; fine feathery plumes ; very ornamental ; perennial 10 



Gyiieriiiin Argenteiiin {Pampas Grass). White silvery plumes ; 



perennial: blooms the second season from seed 10 



Lia^iirus Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Beautiful small white 



heads or spikes of bloom, excellent for bouquets ; annual 5 



Pennisetuin Loiigistylum. Extremely graceful greenish-white 



plumes: excellent for beds or dried bouquets; annual ; 2 feet 5 



2656 Pennisetuin Kuppelianum (Purple Fouvtain Grass). Beau- 

 tiful and graceful spikes of jiurple ; whether for border decoration or 



for bouquets, this is one of the best ; annual; 2 feet. (See cut.) 10 



Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Perennial, beautiful, delicate 



white, feathery bloom ; flowering the second season ; 2 feet 5 



Ilniola Latifolia. Handsome perennial sort, bearing large pan- 

 icles of flat spikelets 5 



Collection ol (liiasses. 12 varieties 50 



HEI.IOTROPE. 



A half-hardy perennial, flowering during the whole season ; its delight- 

 ful perfume makes it a most desirable bouquet flower; a splendid bedding 

 plant, or can be trained as a greenhouse cbmber. Seed sown in the spring 

 will make fine plants for summer blooming. 



2737 Lemoine's Giant. Originated with the famous French hybrid- 

 izer. Of robust growth and produces heads of flowers double the 

 size of (he old sort. (See cut.) 10 



2736 Regal, A novelty with immense flower heads of the Giant type, 

 but of dwarf, compact growth. The umliels of flowers average 

 from 8 to 12 inches in diameter, the prevailing colors being all 

 sh.ides of blue, light and dark violet, lilac and bluish-wdiite 25 



2740 Mixed. All colors of the regular type 5 



2738 Imported Collection of 6 sons 40 



Plants of Ornamental Grasses, Heliotrope, etc., etc., will be found offered in the Plant Department of this Catalogue beginning on 



page I20. 



